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President Donald Trump stands in front of a screen showing Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as he speaks during a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Oct. 25, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Make America hate again

Heather Digby Parton

As the midterms slip away, Republicans are relying on anti-Muslim bigotry to turn out their base

Supporters rally for President Donald Trump during his visit to see the controversial border wall prototypes on March 13, 2018 in San Diego, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

The ICE arrest that has MAGA in uproar

Sophia Tesfaye

Podcaster Samuel Sey was a vocal supporter of ICE. Then he was detained

A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the high court hears arguments in a case on transgender health rights on December 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Betrayed, hurt, but backing Dems anyway

Brooke Migdon - The 19th

Many trans voters said they’re voting for Democrats who don’t fully support them, fearing Republicans will be worse

Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro (C) arrives at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport with his family on October 28, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump admin embraces fleeing Bolsonaro

Troy Farah

"This act of leaving Brazil is shameful," Brazil's President Lula said

Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes in "You Can See Everything" (A24)

The documentary revolution is here

Coleman Spilde

Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary is changing genre perceptions — and history

Woman working remotely a rental property (Olga Pankova / Getty Images)

The trouble with playing house on Airbnb

Ashlie D. Stevens

Airbnb's latest cleaning rules reignite an old question: Who handles the housework when a vacation feels like home?

Bill Maher attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Mark Guiducci on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. ( Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

Trump has a point about Bill Maher

Alex Galbraith

In his longest social media post ever, the president hit on a kernel of truth about the "Real Time" host

President Donald Trump has lashed out at former President Barack Obama for comparing the White House redecoration to a Cheesecake Factory (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Saul Loeb / Chip Somodevilla / LPETTET)

The Cheesecake Factory won’t save MAGA

Amanda Marcotte

The president’s love of kitsch once charmed his base. Now it’s finally failing him

President Donald Trump speaks during a political rally on Oct. 10, 2026 in Clarksville, Tennessee. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

The first line of Trump's obituary

Allan J. Lichtman

The president's signature accomplishment is undermining faith in elections

An attendee confronts Tennessee State Sen. Brent Taylor, center left, during a public comment meeting hosted by the Shelby County Health Department at Fairley High School on xAI’s permit application to use gas turbines for a new data center in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Voters may get rep who hindered them

Wendi C. Thomas - ProPublica

As state senator, Brent Taylor passed laws superseding the will of Memphis voters. Now he wants to represent them

Donald Trump speaks at a midterm campaign rally at Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 27, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump prepping to deny election results

Troy Farah

The president declined to accept the midterm election results Tuesday as he unleashes the DOJ on states

(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The real reason Nicki Minaj went MAGA

Melanie McFarland

If Minaj becomes Trump’s press secretary, credit her drive to outdo a bigger New York rapper

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Oct. 19, 2026 in Park City, Kansas. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Is anyone watching Iran?

Heather Digby Parton

With U.S. and Israeli elections days away, the Iran war may be entering a more dangerous phase

Re-elected President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a victory speech at his election headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 25, 2026. (Nicolas Hernandez/Anadolu via Getty Images)

MAGA’s Brazil election conspiracy

Sophia Tesfaye

Right-wing media is crying foul over Lula’s win, floating conspiracy theories

President Trump holds a press briefing on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his global tariffs on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Congress freeing Trump of legal rules

Stephanie A. Martin - The Conversation

It's worrisome when presidents are allowed to break rules and disregard democratic norms without consequence

Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, incumbent president of Brazil and presidential candidate waves supporters after casting his vote during general election day on October 25, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Rodrigo Paiva/Getty Images)

Bolsonaro concedes. Lula’s fight begins

Troy Farah

Brazil’s Congress is now packed with allies of the Bolsonaro family

Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman in "Wicker" (Black Bear Pictures)

"Wicker" is much more than its weird sex

Coleman Spilde

Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård revive the simple tenderness missing from the big screen

Man tipping at a restaurant (Grace Cary / Getty Images )

Americans hate tipping. They still pay

Ashlie D. Stevens

The backlash against tipping is loud. Restaurant gratuities are holding steady. What are diners really mad about?

A protester reacts to tear gas fired by police at Place de la République in Paris, Oct. 18, 2026. (Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Why are young people so angry?

Andrew O'Hehir

Youth protests in Europe and India signal a deepening crisis. For most people, democracy hasn't delivered

(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / AFP / KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / ROBYN BECK / JIM WATSON / David Shvartsman)

MAGA attacks on women voters are no joke

Amanda Marcotte

Even if they can't repeal the 19th Amendment, opponents of women's suffrage are gaining power in the GOP

(Marina113 / Getty Images)

Merriam-Webster adding DARVO matters

Sarah Harsey, Ashley Judd, Jennifer Freyd

The term for deny, attack, reverse victim and offender gives survivors language for abuse

A Miami-Dade election official with the Miami-Dade County Elections Department conducts a comprehensive examination of the voting equipment that will be used in the November 8th general election on October 19, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump appointees: Hack a voting machine

Andy Mannix, Doug Bock Clark - ProPublica

Trump has said voting is vulnerable even as his administration has undermined the agency supposed to protect it

In a duel of the Presidents, both campaigned in battleground states for their respective parties. Neither were shy about using tough words to remind people what's at stake on Election Day. (Alex Wong / Bill Pugliano / Getty Images)

Obama warns as Trump doubles down

CK Smith

A day after Obama campaigned for Democrats in Michigan, Trump escalated his attacks on Abdul El-Sayed

US Attorney General visits Sunday morning shows to battle with journalists over midterm election concerns. (Kent Nishmura / Getty Images)

Blanche erupts on CNN over 2026 election

CK Smith

Blanche accuses CNN host of asking "gotcha questions" as she presses him on Trump's election interference in Alaska

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